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In reply to the discussion: Post-Fukushima: Seven Billion Deaths Predicted [View all]FBaggins
(26,748 posts)Particularly when we've seen that such fears have resulted in more deaths than the radiation from Fukushima itself.
We have people all across Japan that suddenly fear that their (entirely normal) nosebleeds are actually caused by radiation poisoning. All sorts of maladies (many of which have never been associated with radiation exposure... let alone exposure at such low levels) have been blamed on the meltdowns.
Some (like Chris Busby) attempt to profit from the lies personally. Like any other snake-oil salesman, he was pushing fake radiation protection pills across Japan while lying that the Government was purposefully carting nuclear material around the country so that everyone would be exposed (the better to cover up increased cancer rates in Fukushima of course).
Here's the thing. Opposing nuclear power can be a perfectly reasonable position to hold. Same thing for believing that Fukushima was a colossal accident with significant impacts...
... but that isn't what it being parodied here. The nonsensical "Fukushima heating up the Pacific!"... "Fukushima killing off the starfish!"... "Fukushima killing off all lifeforms in entire portions of the sea!" pitches are beneath Democratic Underground and have no place here (outside of Creative Speculation of course).
It's entirely appropriate to lampoon such ridiculous attempts at fear-mongering to draw attention to how ridiculous they are.